Workshop

Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) through the lifespan

Michelle Bauer — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:48:44 +0000

Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) through the lifespan Michelle Bauer Tue, 01/21/2025 - 08:48

Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) through the lifespan

Clinical psychology graduate students Brianna MacPherson, Chantelle Castelino, and Fatima Wasif will present a workshop for the general public titled, Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) through the lifespan on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. The workshop will take place in the Central Library, Meeting Room A, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener. Registration is required. There is no cost to attend, and registration is now open.

ADHD has become increasingly prevalent in children, adolescents and adults. Led by graduate students in Clinical Psychology at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, this talk will help you understand how ADHD might present across the lifespan, exploring these symptoms through a lens of neurodiversity.

Please come out and support your colleagues. Register now!

Is this Common? Differentiating Shyness from Social Anxiety

Michelle Bauer — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:10:05 +0000

Is this Common? Differentiating Shyness from Social Anxiety Michelle Bauer Mon, 10/21/2024 - 14:10

Is this Common? Differentiating Shyness from Social Anxiety

Clinical psychology graduate students Van Bui, Sophie Kudryk, and Alexa Nordine will present a workshop for the general public titled, Is this Common? Differentiating Shyness from Social Anxiety on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. The workshop will take place in the Central Library, Meeting Room C, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener. Registration is required. There is no cost to attend and registration has just opened.

Social anxiety reflects a common mental health concern associated with intense anxiety and a fear of judgement from others that is experienced before, during, and after social events. Clinical psychology graduate students from the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ will discuss how social anxiety may present and how to differentiate it from shyness and normative social concerns. This program will provide listeners with an understanding of social anxiety and its impact on individuals. Tips and strategies for feeling comfortable in social situations will also be shared.

Please come out and support your colleagues.

Register now!

Benefits of Self-Compassion

Fiona McAlister — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 15:07:11 +0000

Benefits of Self-Compassion Fiona McAlister Wed, 01/16/2019 - 10:07

Graduate students in the Clinical area of our Department will provide a workshop on the Benefits of Self-Compassion at the Kitchener Public Library (Central Branch) on March 5th from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. This talk will include defininig self-compassion (what it is and what it is not), talking about the benefits of adopting self-compassion in day-to-day life, and exploring the science behind self-compassion. The talk will also include an opportunity to practice using self-compassion and provide resources for further learning.

Spring Workshop for Mental Health Professionals & Students

Mare Appleby — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 19:04:33 +0000

Spring Workshop for Mental Health Professionals & Students Mare Appleby Thu, 03/02/2017 - 14:04

"Working Through Clinical Challenges:

A DBT Perspective"

Michelle Leybman, Ph.D., C.Psych.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

We are delighted to host Dr. Leybman at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ for her full-day workshop, which will provide mental health practitioners and students with evidence-based knowledge and clinical tools from a DBT perspective for working with challenging clients.

Dr. Leybman is a Psychologist at the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Clinic at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). She completed her PhD at McGill University and did her internship at CAMH in both the BPD clinic and the Anxiety Disorders Clinic. Her current role involves providing group and individual DBT, conducting research, and supervising students who are learning psychotherapy. She also works privately to offer a broader range of clinical services, for example working with clients who have eating disorders, anxiety disorders, and general difficulties with emotion regulation. Dr. Leybman is deeply involved in training. She has developed several training programs and has provided training across Canada in various settings including health care facilities, correctional facilities, and school boards.

To REGISTER and for more information, see /mental-health-research

Engaging the wandering mind: Exploring the cognitive, neural and applied consequences of boredom.

Mare Appleby — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:37:27 +0000

Engaging the wandering mind: Exploring the cognitive, neural and applied consequences of boredom. Mare Appleby Tue, 09/15/2015 - 11:37

What is boredom? Why does the mind wander? What does boredom look like in the brain? How can we eliminate boredom in the classroom?

Engaging the Wandering Mind: Exploring the cognitive, neural and applied consequences of boredom.

Schedule

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Coffee and pastries. Outside room 1502

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Discussion Session 1: Defining boredom and mind-wandering.

Wijnand Van Tilburg (King’s College London, UK)

Title: Boredom begs to differ: Differentiating boredom among negative emotions.

John Eastwood (York University, Canada)

Title: Clarifying the distinction and connection between boredom and mind wandering: A conceptual model.

Andreas Elpidorou (University of Louisville, USA)

Title: Self-regulation and boredom.

11:00 – 12:00 Poster Session – Hallway outside room 1502

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch for Speakers (Room 1507)

1:30 – 3:30 Discussion Session 2: Applied consequences of boredom and mind wandering.

Sidney D’Mello (University of Notre Dame, USA)

Title: Mind wandering and its mitigation during comprehension activities.

Evan Risko (University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, Canada)

Title: Mind-wandering in recorded lectures.

Mike Dixon (University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, Canada)

Title: Dark flow in the “reel” world: Problem gamblers, mindfulness difficulties, and becoming absorbed during slot machine play.

Dan Smilek (University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, Canada)

Title: Mind wandering and performance in live undergraduate lectures.

Mark Fenske (University of Guelph)

Title: What does fidgeting have to do with boredom and attention?

3:30 – 4:00 Coffee and pastries. Outside room 1502

4:00 – 5:00 Discussion Session 3: Neural correlates of boredom and mind wandering.

Kalina Christoff (University of British Columbia, Canada)

Title: The neuroscience of spontaneous thought.

James Danckert (University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, Canada)

Title: Is the resting state scan just a measure of boredom?

Claire Zedelius (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)

Title: States of mind: The signatures of mind wandering and focus.

6:00 pm Dinner for Invited Speakers at Sole Restaurant (https://www.sole.ca/)